The Red Sox added to their lead in the bottom of the seventh with Ortiz hitting a two-run home run off Kevin Siegrist to give them a 70 lead. Craig slid into third, popped up and started for home. Find out more. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball. In game two Buchholz suffered his first loss of the season, albeit allowing only three runs, two of them earned. With the bases loaded with one out and Craig Breslow pitching in relief, Matt Carpenter hit a fly ball to left field, but the runner on third beat the throw home, tying the game. Junichi Tazawa and Ryan Dempster provided effective relief pitching in the eighth and ninth to seal the Game 1 victory for the Red Sox. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 1st We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. [37], 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. They were defeated (130) in a rain-shortened 7-inning game on April 23. Things got a little interesting in the bottom of the eighth inning. A day later the Red Sox clinched their first AL East title since 2007 by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 63. Of the group, only Pedroia, Bogaerts and Workman were on the postseason roster. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 5:37p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, David Ortiz had his first multi-home run postseason game to lead the Red Sox to victory, smashing solo blasts in the 1st and 8th innings. In the next inning, Boston tied the game at 22 on a Daniel Nava single. [1] The 109th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals; the Red Sox won, 4 games to 2 to win their eighth championship. In the seventh inning, the Red Sox' defense let them down. Boston, moreover, had a storybook narrative because of the recent Boston Marathon bombing, which, some felt, should have attracted casual audiences. On their last interleague trip, the Red Sox split the two-game series against the Colorado Rockies, losing game one but winning game two, scoring 15 runs. Batting - 103, Pitching - 103 The 2013 World Series triumph would be the pinnacle of the John Farrell era. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Game 2 also saw the ejection of David Ortiz in the top of the 7th, following an argument over balls and strikes with homeplate umpire Tim Timmons and the destruction of a dugout phone with his bat. Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia then flubbed the ball, which was retrieved by the pitcher Breslow. Midway through the 2018 season, Matheny was fired and replaced by Mike Shildt. Mike Shannon and John Rooney called the games for the Cardinals on KMOX in St. Louis, while Joe Castiglione, Dave O'Brien, and Lou Merloni announced for the Red Sox on WEEI in Boston. David Ross then singled to center field, followed by a flyout by Ellsbury. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Find out more. [41] Koji Uehara came in again to pitch a perfect ninth, striking out Matt Carpenter swinging to end the game, series, baseball season, and clinch their eighth overall title. Both games saw the first major league wins for Brandon Workman, in his third start, and Drake Britton respectively. The Red Sox are also the first team to win three Championships after 2000, having previously been the first to win two Championships after 2000, when they won in 2007. Decoy Marker % % Score . Ortiz hit his 30th home run of the season, making it his seventh season with 30 HR/100 RBI, tying Ted Williams for the club record. * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? Mike Napoli's one-out, seventh-inning solo home run was one of only four hits surrendered by Detroit starter Justin Verlander, and yet it was enough to lift the Red Sox to victory. Tiger pitching again came out strong, with starter Max Scherzer holding the Red Sox hitless through five innings. [23], In the second game of the doubleheader, Kansas City narrowly beat Boston 54 in 10 innings to win the weekend series (and sweep the doubleheader), as a result of Lorenzo Cain walking with two outs and bases loaded in the 10th inning. Projected Lineup. Won World Series. After the 2017 season, Farrell was fired and replaced by Alex Cora, who managed the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series championship. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by 1985 NL MVP Willie McGee. The bullpen were also powered by youngsters, led by closer Trevor Rosenthal, set-up man Carlos Martnez, and middle relievers Seth Maness and Kevin Siegrist. Down by five, Boston scored nine runs in two innings, including a grand slam by Mike Napoli and took game two. John Lackey, who pitched a scoreless eighth, made his first relief appearance since 2004 and first in the postseason since 2002. Flix Doubront pitched two scoreless innings and Craig Breslow took over in the seventh but was quickly replaced by Junichi Tazawa after giving up a hit and drilled Carlos Beltrn. Middlebrooks tried to keep the ball on the infield, but it skipped into foul territory. With first base open, Michael Wacha intentionally walked David Ortiz, Ortiz's second walk of the game, and struck out Mike Napoli but then drilled Gomes and with the bases loaded Victorino hit a double off the Green Monster, his first hit in this series, scoring all three runners. David Ortiz walloped 30 home runs for the team, while Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino and Will Middlebrooks each swatted 20 or more, too. MNUFC Acquires International Roster Spot From Colorado. Or write about sports? [39] The team has also developed the custom of tugging each other's beards to celebrate a hit or home run. On the first pitch in the bottom of the fourth, Drew homered into the Red Sox bullpen and Ellsbury followed him with a double. Baseball-Reference.com Series Win Probability - Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers, 2013 ALCS Gm 1 Gm 2 Gm 3 Gm 4 Gm 5 Gm 6 BOS 50% DET The height of bar indicates the probability of a team winning the series given the current series state. Craig stumbled over the fallen Middlebrooks and Daniel Nava, who backed up the play, quickly fired to home but third base umpire Jim Joyce called obstruction and gave Craig home plate, scoring the first obstruction walk-off win in a World Series ever. St. Louis threatened first with back-to-back hits in the second by Allen Craig, who hit a wallball leadoff single, and Yadier Molina with another single to left field. 42 jerseys. In addition, Lester joined Babe Ruth as the only Red Sox lefthanders to win three World Series games.[40]. 8:37p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, Starter Jake Peavy pitched 5 2/3 solid innings for Boston, but the Rays got on the board first in the bottom of the fifth with a deep outfield RBI double by David DeJesus. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 100/98) where 2,833,333 fans witnessed their 2013 Red Sox finish the season with a .599 winning percentage. Many thanks to him. A giant American flag flew at half-mast before the series opener with a moment of silence prior to the first pitch. Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina both converged, but both let the ball drop for a leadoff single. After the Red Sox plated another run in the eighth inning, the Cardinals finally got on the board with Matt Holliday leading off the ninth with a home run off Ryan Dempster. Following the All-Star break the Red Sox played the Yankees for the first time at Fenway in 2013. Saltalamacchia, receiving the throw from foul territory, applied the tag to the sliding Craig. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Saltalamacchia's throw was wide, and it pulled third baseman Will Middlebrooks toward the second-base side of the bag. Following their Opening Day triumph, the Red Sox improved to 20 on Wednesday, April 3, in the second tilt of the three-game series, in a game that saw offseason acquisition Joel Hanrahan rack up his first save as a Red Sox. Hockey Stats - NHL - WHA - Minor League Hockey - Search John Farrell(97-65), Attendance: 2,833,333 On May 1, signed C Isaias Lucena for a minor league contract. These were Papelbon's second and third saves against the Red Sox since leaving the team; he recorded the other on May 18, 2012. 8:00p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. In a combined effort of Doubront and the bullpen, Boston shut-out the team from the NL West. 2013 Boston Red Sox Statistics 2012 Season 2014 Season Record: 97-65-0, Finished 1st in AL_East ( Schedule and Results ) Postseason: Won World Series (4-2) over St. Louis Cardinals Won AL Championship Series (4-2) over Detroit Tigers Won AL Division Series (3-1) over Tampa Bay Rays Manager: John Farrell (97-65) Boston threatened early with two walks and a single, which could not score David Ortiz from second, in the top of the second. This was the second longest game by time in Rays history. [36] Following the home run, Mike Napoli struck out to stop the bleeding for the Tigers. The Rangers took the next two games, on May 4 and 5, by respective scores of 51 and 43. The 25 duck boats carrying the players and executives paused at the Boston Marathon finish line where three spectators died during the April bombing. The Red Sox' subsequent comeback attempts failed, and Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth to end the game. In the eighth, after his third hit on three at bats that night, Ortiz was pinched run for by Quintin Berry who stole the first Red Sox base on the very first attempt in the series against the Cardinals. Throughout the regular season, numerous Red Sox players sported considerable facial hair, which drew media attention and later drove team marketing. Traveling to Texas to take on the Rangers, the team was shut out for the third time of the season, relinquishing 7 runs and 18 hits to Texas on May 3. Game 3, which pulled a 7.4 rating, is the fourth lowest rated MLB World Series game, ahead of just Game 3 of the 2011 World Series (6.6), Game 3 of the 2012 World Series (6.1), and Game 3 of the 2008 World Series (6.1). Wainwright then got David Ortiz to ground to second base, but Matt Carpenter's flip was mishandled by shortstop Pete Kozma, ending the possibility of a double play. Allowing only one run and handing Max Scherzer just his second loss of the season, the Red Sox took game two and exploded in game three, scoring 20 runs, a season high amongst all Major League teams, on 19 hits including 8 long balls. Michael Wacha left the game with six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work. [54], Pregame coverage was handled by host Matt Vasgersian, joined by regular analyst Harold Reynolds. Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina would become life-time Cardinals, never playing for another team in their careers. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. The white lights of Boston's Prudential Tower displayed "GO SOX." John Lackey took the mound in the bottom of the eighth. [21] The Red Sox later announced Friday's (April 19) game would be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday (April 21). Additionally, to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day, both teams wore No. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. The Cardinals finished the 2013 regular season at 9765, earning the best record in the National League. The Red Sox became the second team to win the World Series the season after finishing last in their division; the first had been the 1991 Minnesota Twins. ", "World Series preview: Cardinals have just enough to beat Red Sox", "Boston Red Sox: Can baseball side turn trauma into triumph? 7:30p.m. (EDT) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. The 2013 Red Sox season opened on April 1, with an afternoon road game against the New York Yankees. Here is the roster, official as of Sunday: PITCHERS (12): RHP Alfredo Aceves, RHP Andrew Bailey, RHP Clay Buchholz, RHP Ryan Dempster, LHP . But in the bottom of the seventh, Matt Holliday hit a line drive off of reliever Junichi Tazawa that just got past a diving Will Middlebrooks that drove in two, and Holliday advanced to third on the throw. The Red Sox threatened in the bottom half as the first two batters reached with Pedroia leading off with a double and David Ortiz drawing a walk. 0. In the series finale, the Red Sox were trailing by five in the ninth, but scored six runs for their 11th walk-off win in 2013. This, however, would prove to be Tampa Bay's lone run. The inspired play of the Red Sox took them from last place the previous season to American League East champions with a 28-game turnaround, helped by Farrell's calming presence and familiarity with some of the players. Carlos Beltrn then singled to bring in a fourth Cardinals run. 2013 Boston Red Sox Roster. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. [23][24][25] Lester was accused of using a foreign substance on his glove, but he claimed that it was just rosin, which is legal, and the Cardinals organization elected to not file a complaint.[26]. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. In game one in Los Angeles Boston could not score but were able to take game two and three, inflicting the Dodgers first series loss since June 16. Game 2 pitted the NLCS MVP Michael Wacha against the Red Sox' John Lackey. Of the 2004 Red Sox team, only David Ortiz will be on the roster for the 2013 World Series, and nearly all of that series' main figures (Francona, La Russa, Pujols) have moved on. [35], 6:07p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Boston then lost the following 2 games against Los Angeles (splitting the season series 33 in the process) and the Seattle Mariners before starting a 4-game winning streak, taking 3 out of 4 games against the M's and the first game of the series against the A's. By Peter Abraham. Dating back to 2004, the Red Sox have scored a run in the first inning for five straight games against the Cardinals in postseason play and have won nine straight World Series games. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Reliever Brandon Workman stopped the bleeding and in the bottom of the seventh inning, Shane Victorino's one-out grand slam home run off of Detroit reliever Jos Veras launched the Red Sox into a 52 lead, which they maintained to finish off the Tigers in six games and head to the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, who had punched their ticket to the Fall Classic a day earlier by defeating the Dodgers. However, Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz gave up home runs to Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila in the top of the 6th, widening the Tigers' lead to five runs. CATCHERS (2): David Ross, Jarrod Saltalamacchia. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 4:00p.m. (EDT) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. The Boston Red Sox finalized their 25-man World Series roster Wednesday morning, and not only does it remain unchanged, it does not fuel any speculation about the status of starter Clay Buchholz. * - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? In the bottom of the eighth Lester allowed a one out double against Freese and Koji Uehara took over the mound for a four out save after Kozma hit a fly ball to left field for the second out of the inning. Boston opened the month of May in the middle of a three-game road series against Toronto. Gomes was then able to advance to second base on a flubbed fielding play. Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search The Red Sox and Indians wore black armbands to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. RECOMMENDED Red Sox star pitcher suffers Spring. Aug 29, BOS (79-56) lost to BAL, 2-3, 148. David Ortiz was bothered by inflammation in both heels during spring training and didn't play in any exhibition games, but he was 2 for 4 in his return, tying the score 1-all with a sixth-inning RBI single off James Shields. The team also wore "B Strong" patches in their uniforms. In the postseason, the Red Sox first defeated the AL wild card Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS. Boston failed to complete the sweep, however, with starting pitcher Ryan Dempster relinquishing a 42 defeat in his Red Sox debut the following evening. [2] This was the first World Series since 1999 to feature both #1 seeds from the AL and NL. Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. However, the Red Sox' offense ignited in the bottom of the fourth inning, with several doubles combining with poor Tampa Bay fielding to stitch together a five-run frame. The Red Sox jumped on the scoreboard early in Game 3, with a one-run top of the 1st inning, but Rays starter Alex Cobb kept the Rays in the game. Victorino and Ortiz shaved theirs during a charity event sponsored by Gillette. Lacrosse Stats - MLL - NLL - Lacrosse Search Boston fell to Cleveland in a lopsided 123 loss on May 23, but proceeded to triumph in the following three matches on May 24, 25 and 26 to win the four-game series. Between his World Series-clinching performance in Game 5 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros and his three appearances against the Dodgers in the World Series, Price posted a 3-0 record with a . Winning in six games, the Red Sox clinched their first World Series championship at their home field of Fenway Park since 1918,[5][6][7] and the most recent edition where the championship was clinched by the home team until the 2022 World Series (before that, the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series as the designated home team, but at a neutral site). A young Indians fan presented the Red Sox with a sign he wrote in red ink and ornamented with hearts. [59][60][61][62], On November 2, the Red Sox parade began at Fenway Park and headed down Boylston Street. Red Sox lost their season tying three series in a row. [31] Tampa Bay threatened the AL East lead again by taking game 3 but game 4 was rain delayed and later postponed to the scheduled off day on July 29, after Boston's 3 game road trip to Camden Yards and Rays' trip to the Bronx. Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images. Other Sports Stats - World TeamTennis Stats - World TeamTennis Search Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? American League ( AL) Team Record: 97-65. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Seth Maness relieved Lynn and ended the inning by striking out Bogaerts. Lester was joined by Clay Buchholz, John Lackey and midseason acquisition Jake Peavy. Get a summary of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox baseball game. The regularly scheduled game took place at 1:35p.m., and a nightcap at 7 p.m.[22], On April 21, Kansas City ended Boston's seven-game winning streak with a 42 win over the Red Sox in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Matt Holliday prevented a shutout by hitting a solo shot into the Green Monster in the top of the 9th off Ryan Dempster. Neither team scored in the seventh inning.